Of Woods and Waters: A Kentucky Outdoors Reader

by Ron Ellis

From the moment Daniel Boone first "gained the summit of a commanding ridge, and ...beheld the ample plains, the beauteous tracts below," generations of Kentuckians have developed rich and enduring relationships with the land that surrounds them. Of Woods & Waters: A Kentucky Outdoors Reader is filled with loving tributes, written across the Commonwealth's two centuries, offered in celebration of Kentucky's widely varied environmental wonders that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813123739
• ISBN13: 9780813123738
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Superb

Although this is biased commentary, as the author so graciously included my grandmother, Margery Thomas Rouse, in the "In Memorium" section of his forward, Of Woods & Waters is a truly exceptional collection celebrating the nature and people of Kentucky. It is a personal treasure, especially upon leaving the Commonwealth and moving to Virginia. A must-read for any true Kentuckian.

A Kentucky Treasure

Thank you, Ron, for putting together such a wonderful book. If you love literature, and Kentucky, this is a must have for your private collection. What a find!